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| School Education Department makes mockery of its own order | | Announces examination schedule, withdraws it within no time | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 10: Confusion is looming large as far as functioning of the State Government is concerned. There is no harmony between the various components of the Government and same gets reflected every now and then.
Department of Information issued two press notes that clearly depicted that there is no coherence in the orders issued by various departments. The press notes were issued in connection with the holding of examination for the various classes in Kashmir valley. The press notes were issued by Department of School Education and Minister for School Education, Tara Chand was quoted in the all important press release.
The Information department issued a press release according to which it has been decided that annual exams for the classes Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 11th in Kashmir valley will be conducted in the last week of October, 2014. The examinations for classes 10th and 12th which are being conducted by the State Board of Education will be conducted in the first week of November, 2014.
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| Fearing defeat, NC urges EC to defer polls | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 10: So, all the major and smaller political players in the flood-hit and under-attack-from-Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir have opened their cards as far as their stand on the Assembly polls is concerned. The Congress, an alliance partner of the National Conference (NC), like the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the National Panthers Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has urged during its meeting with the visiting election officer in the Election Commission of India to hold the Assembly polls on due dates. In fact, the Congress, like the PDP, the BJP and the BSP, opposed the suggestion that the time was not op... | |
| | | | Should NC or ECI take final call on Assembly elections? | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 10: The ruling NC is the only mainstream political party that has opposed the holding of the State Assembly elections on schedule in November-December while all other parties have favoured holding the democratic exercise on time.
The 3-member team of EC headed by Deputy Election Commissioner, Vinod Zutshi visited the State for three days interacting with poll officials, senior administration officers and representatives of the political parties.
The political parties including the BJP, PDP, Congress, J&KNPP and other smaller parties have favoured holding of elections on schedule and opposed its deferment to April-May 2015.
The ruling NC has pleaded that h... | |
| | | | Two months left for 5th semester, 4th semester exams going on in JU | | | |
GS Asgotra
JAMMU, Oct 10: The University of Jammu (JU) has gone into hibernation at a crucial time. Two months are left for fifth semester of LLB course but the examination for fourth semester are still going on.
Moreover, the B.Ed, which is officially completed in one year may take more time as the exams are not concluded yet.
Students of 4th semester of Law department informed Early Times that the exact time to conduct examination of 4th semester was in June and exam of 5th semester to be concluded by December but the exams of 4th semester were not concluded yet.
"Except Law department, the students of other departments have already enrolled in next semester and have even completed ... | |
| | | | After vitiating atmosphere, Hurriyat leaders want Delhi to engage with Pak | | Feeling the heat | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 10: The manner in which the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre has been responding to the Pakistani misadventures and taking on the Pakistani terrorists, including Army, Rangers and Lashkar operatives both across the International Border and Line of Control has further rattled the already discredited Hurriyat leaders like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. Convinced that they are being considered irrelevant in Kashmir by the powers-that-be in New Delhi and that they have lost whatever appeal they had after the September floods, they are trying their level best to come to the limelight by singing the Pakistani tune overlooking the fact that the Man... | |
| | | | Private practice by HoDs continues | | Rules for fools | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Oct 10: In a brazen violation of Government ban on private practice, the 'influential' Heads of Departments (HoDs) in various units at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and its associated hospitals continue indulge in the private practice, despite receiving Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) from the Government. The private practice is officially banned at GMCH for HoDs, since January 17, 2013 who are being paid NPA monthly.
Under order No. 43-HME of 2013 dated 17.01.2013, the Health and Medical Education Department, had banned on Private Practice. "In the interest of administration and patient-care, it is hereby ordered that the Heads of the Departments in ... | |
| | | | Firing de-escalates after Modi warns Pak of unaffordable costs for 'adventurism' | | Lull comes after 9 days of heavy shelling, gunfire by Pak | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 10: A day after Prime Minister Narender Modi warned Pakistan of unaffordable costs for its 'misadventurism', firing de-escalated along the 192-km International Border (IB) in Jammu frontier overnight. While all the 63 BSF border outposts (BoPs) and 130 hamlets were targeted by the Pak Rangers on Wednesday night, only four BoPs came under their unprovoked fire on Thursday night.
Taking a serious note of the unprovoked Pak shelling and gunfire, India toughened its stand and told the neighbouring country that there would be no peace talks with it till it stopped firing.
"After nine days of heavy firing and mortar shelling from across the border, firing de-esca... | |
| | | | Contradicting his previous order, GMC acting Principal all set to adjust blue eyed | | | | Arun Singh
JAMMU, Oct 10: It is surprising to find that GMC acting principal Ghanshyam Dev, in contradiction of his previous order, is alleged to be all set to adjust his own men in Medical Faculty Club (MFC).
Early Times had carried a news item in this regard in its October 1 issue under the caption "Nomination of new members raises brows, hierarchy brushed aside, MFC of GMC turns personal fiefdom of blue eyed doctors". In it, it was reported how Dr Ganshyam had unconstitutionally nominated new MFC members bypassing hierarchy just only to adjust Dr Tariq Azad in clear violation of rules.
Sources told said in the recent PMC order Number GMC/order/341 dated 04-10-2014 which is beyond the ... | |
| | | | Empowerment of Jammu a national requirement | | Fighting out secessionism in Kashmir | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 10 : Kashmir is standing on India's nerves since October 1947, when the state acceded to India in terms of the constitutional law on the subject. This, despite the fact that it is the most pampered region in the entire country. Since 1947, the Kashmiri leadership has revolted against New Delhi innumerable times with a view to further driving Kashmir away from the country's mainstream politics and establish there a Pakistan-type dispensation. It has always criticized the Indian laws and Indian institutions, saying the extension of these laws and institutions has eroded the so-called Kashmir's distinct identity and caused alienation. Before 1947 and after March 1846, when... | |
| | | | Six decades on, PHE fails to assess water "losses" in Jammu city | | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 10: Apart from digging up tube wells to meet local drinking water needs, public health engineering (PHE) department has also envisaged a scheme to use Chenab river to meet the growing demand of potable water in the winter capital of the state but it has failed to conduct any study in the last six decades to assess the loss of water enroute before it reaches households.
Sources informed Early Times that the water requirement of Jammu city was nearly 45 million gallons of water per day (MGD) and the total intake capacity of various water sources including filtration plants and tube-wells was nearly 35 million gallons per day, creating a shortfall of nearly 10 millio... | |
| | | | Cross-border shelling hit schooling hard in border belts of Kathua | | 140 Govt schools affected, 61 running classes in relief camps, 79 still closed | | | Sanjay Pathak
KATHUA, Oct 10: Cross-border shelling and firing has hit hard to normal class work in hundreds of government and private schools in border belts of Kathua district as the district administration is forced to either close down educational institutions or start class work in relief camps.
Sources said the district administration has closed about 140 government schools in Hiranagar and Marheen educational zones since the start of shelling and firing on international border in Hiranagar sector on October 7.
"Out of 140 government schools, 61 schools have been set up in relief camps while 79 educational institutions are still closed. The administration has decided to declare h... | |
| | | | GoI likely to entrust rehabilitation package to reputed institutions | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Oct 10: Owing to trust deficit between the political dispensation of the flood ravaged Jammu and Kashmir and the central government, the latter has finally decided to bring in reputed financial institutions for direct investment to rebuild the infrastructure.
Early Times had earlier reported that the Modi led central government was not ready to handover special rehabilitation package to the state government because of the perception that the political leadership of the state will siphoned off the money meant for rebuilding the infrastructure that has been extensively damaged by the devastating floods that hit the state last month.
Confirming this, a senior Natio... | |
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